Robin Lopez vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Robin Lopez that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Robin Lopez

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robin Lopez: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Robin Lopez 16 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Robin Lopez 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robin Lopez 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robin Lopez 8.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Robin Lopez 4.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Robin Lopez 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Robin Lopez 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Robin Lopez 1.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Robin Lopez 8,326 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Robin Lopez 4,660 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Robin Lopez 819 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Robin Lopez 219 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Robin Lopez 1,045 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Robin Lopez 992 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robin Lopez .537 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Robin Lopez .297 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Robin Lopez .743 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robin Lopez 11.8 (2018) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Robin Lopez 8.5 (2014) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Robin Lopez 1.9 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Robin Lopez 0.4 (2013) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Robin Lopez 1.7 (2014) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robin Lopez 8.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Robin Lopez 5.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Robin Lopez 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Robin Lopez 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Robin Lopez 0.9 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Robin Lopez 310 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Robin Lopez 204 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Robin Lopez 17 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Robin Lopez 12 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Robin Lopez 36 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Robin Lopez 38 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robin Lopez .581 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Robin Lopez - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Robin Lopez .776 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robin Lopez 12.7 (2017) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Robin Lopez 9.2 (2014) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Robin Lopez 0.8 (2017) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Robin Lopez 0.5 (2014) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Robin Lopez 1.8 (2014) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)